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Power of Speech — Moss M Jacques	I stop squeezing my mind For what happened to me Since I scavenged uninterrupted For my philosophical stone In a deforming mirror I had to look forward to...	159 views Rate it
Savage — Atira Shannon	The label of savage Does it apply to anyone not the same Not average If so that's a...	44 views Rate it
Sixteen Million Monkeys — Sean Taylor	I just met sixteen million monkeys With a copy of Macbeth And they wanted to personally apologize That it wasn't Romeo and Juliet (Or The Tempest or A...	31 views Rate it
Poor Women — Benedictus Genty Bulu	You always see them From dawn to dusk Backs bent and heads down They know no storm They know no rain You always see them Tending children or...	30 views Rate it
Where does this lead? — Just another poet	I never thought much of it Its how you act, its what you do Make it smaller, make it fit You are not supposed to be just you Chasing something I don't...	22 views Rate it
Governance — Hakikur Rahman	The apathetic king just sat and think Will there be a day? No one else in this state Will not remain in...	16 views Rate it
Lifeless but alive — Benedictus Genty Bulu	We are small bits of nothing Sand dust exposed to wind’s blows Tomorrow our joyful smiles So bright now will turn sad We are small toy beings In...	15 views Rate it
They(stereotypical society) — Purbasa Maharana	When a child takes its first breath in this world, A breeze of happiness flows in the household, The birth of a new born emerge as an unforgettable...	11 views Rate it
gen z ding — RickthePoetWarrior	everything bought not paid for bling beating rapper sing unruly grammarling too internet to cling retweeted reasoning re: ceded rendering ...	9 views Rate it
This Day — ♥️DavesGalAlways♥️	I feel the eyes upon me, No matter where I look, I’m nothing but transparent, I am the open book, Society is judging me, A frown that says it all, I...	8 views Rate it
Confronting our Biases — Joan Marques	Where is the truth? That virtuous friend: Impartial reality without a smudge? It lives outside our biased mind And is, regrettably, hard to find In...	6 views Rate it
Life’s Upsetting Shows — Ludy Bührs	Empower me; let me enjoy my strength, some dignity, grant me a kick in the ass. Talents wasted, the whole dreary days’ length I feel useless, aimless, no...	6 views Rate it
I am growing... — Krishna Mishra	I was born as daffodils With the same resilience Bringing a sprint of hope. I was coloured blood red and my skin was imparting the shades of pink. ...	4 views Rate it
I wish I had It Fair — Aliha Tauseef	Somedays are the worst Nicely rhymed and so well-versed The stories we never heard The poems we put first Seems like a nightmare I wish I had...	4 views Rate it
The Babe — Terence Cummings-Smith	The Babe A babe with golden eyes, dirty knotted hair, with hunger for a belly, ...	3 views Rate it
Mask On My Face — Archi	Even though my mood is bad I can't be expected to be sad Even when my eyes are nude I am seen as a rude In this world so big And everyone with a...	2 views Rate it
Judgemental — Kika	Smile a lot, Laugh a lot, Speak a lot, Express a lot, Then they'll call you An 'Attention' seeker! Smile no more, Laugh no more, Speak no more,...	1 view Rate it
International Women's Day — Pranav Joshi	Not a present satisfies my greed. You say I seek more than I need, Since I didn't create this sphere of society, How can I have any authority? I...	0 views Rate it

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